Too late - every pub in London has to have an Aussie behind the bar - its the law... plus every other IT temp comes from there too

Did you know that God Save the Queen (and thus the US version also) was actually a popular ditty and the first published version of it were sung in various 'musical revues' back in the early Georgian period ...

Wikipedia wrote:The first definitive published version of the present tune appeared in 1744 in Thesaurus Musicus, as a setting of the familiar first verse, and the song was popularised in Scotland and England the following year, with the landing of Charles Edward Stuart. It was recorded as being sung in London theatres in 1745, with, for example, Thomas Arne writing a setting of the tune for the Drury Lane Theatre.

Happy 4th anyway USA

"Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not.” George Bernard Shaw

I take a couple of jars over with me when I go over. It's an aquired taste and a lot of us Brits were brought up with it.[/quote]

Sounds better than Nattō.

From Wikipedia:

Nattō (なっとう) is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis. It is popular especially as a breakfast food. As a rich source of protein, nattō and the soybean paste miso formed a vital source of nutrition in feudal Japan. For some, nattō can be an acquired taste due to its powerful smell, strong flavor, and sticky consistency.

I've always felt that Nattō looked like something from out of your nose and smelled like something from out of your old shoes.

On behalf of those of us who (with a few real weirdos one of whom resides in Alaska) call THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVEour native land,

Thank you one and all!

And yes, Matt it does explain a good deal about the South-- at least Georgia. But it doesn't really account for the other peculiarities, especially in South Carolina political figures. And they're not all from the same party either.

Oops-- John Sanford is from South Carolina (at least most of the time), but John Edwards is from North Carolina.

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I take a couple of jars over with me when I go over. It's an aquired taste and a lot of us Brits were brought up with it.

Sounds better than Nattō.

From Wikipedia:

Nattō (なっとう) is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis. It is popular especially as a breakfast food. As a rich source of protein, nattō and the soybean paste miso formed a vital source of nutrition in feudal Japan. For some, nattō can be an acquired taste due to its powerful smell, strong flavor, and sticky consistency.

I've always felt that Nattō looked like something from out of your nose and smelled like something from out of your old shoes.

What do you think poohbcarrot?[/quote]

Natto is probably the most disgusting food it's ever been my misfortune to eat. A lot of Japanese eat it for breakfast every day. The smell of it makes me feel physically sick!

But you give some blue cheese to a Japanese person and you'll get the same response.

"It's better to belong where you don't belong than not to belong where you used to belong,remembering when you used to belong there" -Sneebs

poohbcarrot wrote:I just finished a jar of Marmite last week and now have to resort to Vegemite. Vegemite is not as gooey and the flavour isn't so strong, but even Vegemite's a million times better than peanut butter!

Did you know that if you put some Marmite on top of the lid and hit it with a spoon for about 15 minutes it changes colour? It will eventually turn white